Ever since the speculations about Pharrell Williams’ involvement in Ariana Grande’s upcoming studio album began, Grande’s loyal fan base has been strongly criticizing the idea, urging the 25 year old hitmaker to refrain from collaborating with the ‘Happy’ singer.

The reason?

Grande’s fans believe the singer won’t be able to deliver the ‘big numbers’ on the charts they expect from her, if she involves Williams during the making of her new music.

The assumption is being drawn from the reception of Ariana’s latest release – ‘Sweetener’ which was closely influenced and crafted by Pharrell, as according to some fans, it did not deliver the kind of sales they expected from the ‘Thank You, Next’ performer.

As soon as the ‘word’ about Pharrell’s possible involvement in Ari’s next LP got out, here is how the Arianators reacted: